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Etymology
From ME. term|abissus|langenm < L. term|abyssus||a bottomless gulf|langla < AGr. term|scpolytonic|�β���ο�||trabyssos|bottomless|langgrc term|scpolytonic|�-||tra-|not|langgrc+ term|scpolytonic|β�����||trbysso|depth|lang=grc

Pronunciation
enPR|/�-bĭs'/, IPA|/��bɪs/ SAMPA|/@"bIs/
audio|en-us-abyss.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
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1. A bottomless or unfathomed depth, gulf, or chasm; hence, any deep, immeasurable, and, specifically, hell, or the bottomless pit.
2. infinite|Infinite time; a vast intellectual or moral depth.
3. heraldry The center of an escutcheon.

Quotations
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Usage notes
This word, in its leading uses, is associated with the cosmological notions of the Hebrews, having reference to a supposed illimitable mass of waters from which our earth sprung, and beneath whose profound depths the wicked were punished. - Encyclopedia Britannica

Translations
trans-top|a bottomless or unfathomed depth
Chinese: 深淵, 深� (sh�nyu�n)
Dutch: t+|nl|afgrond|m, t-|nl|ravijn|n
German: t+|de|Abgrund|m
trans-mid
Norwegian: t-|no|avgrunn|m
Portuguese: t+|pt|abismo|m
Polish: t|pl|otch�a�|f, t|pl|przepa��|f
Russian: t-|ru|бездна|f|trbézdna|scCyrl, t-|ru|п��ина|f|trpu�ína|scCyrl qualifier|sea
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trans-top|infinite time; a vast intellectual or moral depth
Chinese: 深淵, 深� (sh�nyu�n)
Dutch: t+|nl|afgrond|m, t+|nl|kloof|m|f
German: t+|de|Abgrund|m
trans-mid
Norwegian: t-|no|avgrunn|m
Polish: otch�a� f, przepa�� f
Portuguese: t+|pt|abismo|m
Russian: t-|ru|бездна|f|trbézdna|scCyrl
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ttbc|Spanish: abismo m
ttbc|Ukrainian: безодн� f, п���ва f, п��ина f
ttbc|Urdu: URchar|اتھا� (ath�h) m
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Derived terms
abysmal

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